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YOU FUCKING BITCH, YOU SAY "BANK ROBBERY ON AVENUE A" AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, BUT THERE IS NO LINK OR ANYTHING ABOUT IT, ALL YOU SAY IS IT HAPPENED.
DO YOU REALIZE THAT'S FUCKING ANNOYING AND POINTLESS?
It is a list of notable items from the Gothamist Newsmap, which is awesome, not annoying nor pointless.
You need to 'refresh your link'...to Thorazine.
So much for sweet panties.
what do you mean so much for sweetpanties? do you want to die?
I wouldn't quite word it like sweetpanty, but I do agree, it is somewhat annoying you list those things but don't give any further information about it.
No more information is given simply because no more is available. The newsmap reports breaking news direct from reports of agencies responding. It's actually one of the few places where that kind of information is available. A great resource, and I'm glad it's here.
Nope, the boring Mets patch design will still be on the jerseys. The new design will appear in other places, but the jerseys will still suck: http://www.metsblog.com/2009/02/19/note-the-2-citi-field-patches/
I have long maintained that listing these police incidents without telling more is pointless. It would be nice if the gothamist folks shut off their computer, grabbed a notepad and pen, and went and interviewed/investigated et al -- real journalism.
For example: What the hell is an "aviation request on East 37th"? Some old biddy wants a flight to Boca???
And then there's the grammar and spelling, but I've given up on that . . .
And then there's the grammar and spelling, but I've given up on that . . .
I'm looking forward to the interview with this Rober DeNiro fellow.
Is "aviation request" a euphemism for something? I'm lost.
Can anyone enlighten me on the coal? I thought solid fuels were banned in NYC. There is a grandfather clause, but it seems dubious that these units have existed for 40 years without modification. My experience is with larger units for power plants, so maybe that's where I'm getting mixed up.
Coal oven pizza.
Politburo -- most public school buildings still use coal.
I now appreciate that no more information is available for the newsmap, but what do the descriptions mean?
"police car vs. pedestrian"
"amputation"
"aviation request"
"Aviation request" means that the presence of the Aviation Unit was requested. That is, cops on the ground asked for a helicopter.
"Police car vs. pedestrian" means a cop car hit somebody. More often you'll see "vehicle vs. pedestrian," meaning a car that is not a cop car hit somebody. By now the meaning of "vehicle vs. building" should be clear.
"Amputation" means the same thing it always means.